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A top Republican contender in Connecticut’s gubernatorial race abruptly suspended her campaign Thursday after an investigative report accused her of repeatedly using taxpayer-funded city credit cards for personal expenses during her tenure as mayor of New Britain.The allegations against Erin Stewart immediately upended the Republican primary just days before the…

A routine drive home from work became an extraordinary act of courage for one of America’s most recognizable television journalists, as a burning wreck on a packed Maryland interstate brought traffic — and time itself — to a grinding halt.Tom Costello, a senior correspondent for NBC News based in Washington,…

Six months is not a long time in politics — but apparently it is long enough for Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones to forget who handed him his career.Jones stepped forward last week to publicly rebuke Governor Abigail Spanberger after she vetoed legislation that would have extended collective bargaining rights…

A Democratic primary race in Michigan has taken a turn that few political observers saw coming, as a first-time candidate’s social media behavior sends shockwaves far beyond the borders of the Great Lakes State.Shelby Campbell, 32, wants to represent Michigan’s 13th Congressional District — a swath of southeast Michigan that…

For weeks, regular listeners of NPR’s “Throughline” podcast noticed something was off. One of its familiar voices had gone quiet. No explanation. No farewell episode. No announcement of any kind from a network that prides itself on public transparency.That voice belonged to Ramtin Arablouei.The 43-year-old had been a fixture at NPR…

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez carried her political crusade deep into Republican territory this week, planting herself in Alabama and delivering a charged address aimed at awakening what she described as a dormant Democratic force capable of reversing Republican map-drawing victories across the South.The speech arrived at a charged moment. Republican-controlled…

President Donald Trump trained his political weapons Saturday night on one of his own longtime Republican allies, publicly shaming Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert and inviting challengers to run against her after she crossed into enemy territory to campaign for one of Trump’s most despised congressional critics.The assault arrived via a…

Since the passage of Roe V. Wade in 1973, over 65 million babies have been aborted, stripped of the ability to experience life as their would-be parents have. As society has leaned ever more liberal, abortions have ramped up and acceptance of such a practice has surged.Some women are now…

Hackers believed to be tied to Iran targeted computerized fuel monitoring systems used at gas stations across the U.S., according to a CNN report cited by Newsweek.Federal officials told CNN the suspected cyberattacks involved automatic tank gauge systems, known as ATGs, which are used to monitor underground fuel tanks, track…

The World Health Organization declared a global public health emergency on Sunday following a growing Ebola outbreak in central Africa involving the rare Bundibugyo virus strain.WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda now qualifies as a public health emergency…